Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 58 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 58 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 9:24 AM AKST (18:24 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-27 18:24:21 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.230° N, 157.461° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.962 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.176 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.087 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.4125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.631 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.2106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.120 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.878 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.737 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.783 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.993 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.5126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.6103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.761 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.79 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.998 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.826 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.7107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.191 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.189 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.743 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.872 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.667 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.763 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.099 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.896 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.384 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.871 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.036 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.0117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.7122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.0128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.2129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.1117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.729 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1345 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.625 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1342 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.546 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.3110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.044 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.0129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.7136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.894 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.2119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.129 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.847 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.4145 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 3.755 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 3.283 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.839 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.938 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.180 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.896 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.451 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.3130 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.1105 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.3110 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.056 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.526 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.253 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.543 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1378 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.099 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.9128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.755 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.742 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.588 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.847 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.050 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.933 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.153 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022glbva2d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.